Tiffany Cochran’s Half Marathon Rocks

On January 18, Okefenokee Track Club’s Tiffany Cochran ran P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n Roll Arizona Half Marathon (13.1 Miles). She ran a quick 1:44:02 and finished in 1088th place out of more than 25,000 runners, a remarkable top 5% finish. Living up to the name, bands were performing at each mile. Tiffany said race day was perfect, with typical Southwest conditions. It was breezy, dry and the temperatures ranged from 42-82 degrees. Thousands cheered the runners in the beautiful towns of Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe, including her personal entourage of mother Phyllis Cochran, James Willis, and Daniel Warren. Pictured are Daniel and Tiffany.

2009 Gray Ribbon 5K Walk/Run-In Memory of Kelly Jones

The Gray Ribbon 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run was held January 10th in Blackshear as a benefit for the Kelly Jones family. Over 200 runners participated and showed their support including 21 OTC’ers. The Overall Female winner was Tiffany Cochran, coming in with a quick 22:34. Cheryl Monroe won Female Masters (40+) with a time of 22:45. Mary Woodruff won the Female Grandmasters (50+) at 24:42. The Male Great-Grandmasters (60+) award went to Ron Crosby with a 22:36.

Barry Barnes - 21:48 2nd-30-34 Males
Shawn Howell - 22:28 1st-35-39 Males
Tiffany Cochran - 22:34 Overall Female
Ron Crosby - 22:36 1st-60-65 Males
Cheryl Monroe - 22:45 1st-50-54 Females
Payton Joyner - 24:30
Heather Williams - 24:35 1st-30-34 Females
Mary Woodruff - 24:42 1st-55-59 Females
Cary Bennett - 24:56
Don Varnadore - 26:04 3rd-50-54 Males
Christy Howell - 27:06 1st-35-39 Females
Moi Monroe - 27:17
Kayla Popwell - 29:09 2nd-10 and under Females
Keith Popwell - 29:10 2nd-40-44 Males
David Osburn - 30:27
Kathy Williams - 32:06 2nd-55-59 Females
Elizabeth Monroe - 33:04 3rd-20-24 Females
Allen Smith - 34:04
Phyllis Cochran - 34:13 2nd-50-54 Females
Jenni Smith - 40:15
Janna Summerall-Smith - 40:56

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